It has led the Foxes to move for Gayle, according to the Sunday People.

Swansea are reported to have made a £7million offer for the 25-year-old on Friday, with Bafetimbi Gomis a target for Newcastle United, but Leicester have now seemingly entered the race for a player that has fallen further down the pecking order at Selhurst Park following the arrival of Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Sunday People also says Leicester are hoping to sign Chantome from Bordeaux on Monday but are facing a fight to convince the French club to sell the midfielder having already lost Henri Saivet to Newcastle and Wahbi Khazri to Sunderland this month.

Chantome is out of contract in the summer, however, and could move for around £3milion.